A company produces three products from a joint production process:: A, B, and C. As a percentage of total sales value, a represents 50%, B 49.5%, and C .5%. Product C could be considered a ________.
A) primary product
B) main product
C) byproduct
D) waste product

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Product C represents only 0.5% of the total sales value, which indicates that it is a byproduct rather than a primary or main product. A byproduct is something that is created as a secondary product in the process of producing the primary or main product.

A Company Produces Three Products from a Joint Production Process